– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15th June 1966.
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make further provision, in relation to England and Wales, with respect to the payment of grants to local authorities, rating and valuation and the classification and lighting of highways, and for other purposes, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—
(1) grants to local authorities, for the year 1967–68 and each subsequent year, of an amount equal to the aggregate amount which the Minister of Housing and Local Government determines is to be available for that year for the payment of grants (other than housing subsidies) to local authorities out of such moneys, reduced by such part of that aggregate amount as the said Minister estimates will be allocated to grants for specific services provided by local authorities;
(2) the expenses of any Minister incurred under the said Act in paying—